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Helen O'Connor

Helen O’Connor is an officer for the GMB union’s Southern Region.

NHS Workers Are Striking for All Of Us

In the coming weeks, media pundits and government ministers will tell us healthcare workers shouldn’t strike if they care about patients. The truth is that workers are striking to keep the NHS their patients depend on alive.

Clapping Won’t Pay the Bills

In 2019, there were 40,000 nursing vacancies in England alone. The only way to protect the future of the NHS is to treat its workers properly – and that means a pay rise that will actually improve their lives.